PHOTO COURTESY OF CHUCK HODES/FOX   By MELANIE J. SIMS If there’s one thing that could have sunk Fox’s Empire faster than bad acting, it’s …

By ELAINE KURTENBACH TOKYO — U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is visiting Japan and Cambodia, who are among Asia’s richest and poorest nations, to highlight cooperation on …

By RACHEL ZOLL NEW YORK — The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has expanded its definition of marriage to include a “commitment between two people,” recognizing gay marriage as …

By ANICK JESDANUN NEW YORK — Cracked your screen or dropped your phone in the toilet? No problem, if you buy HTC’s new One smartphone. Starting …

WASHINGTON — Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock’s fall was fast and hard even by Washington’s unforgiving standards. In his fourth term in Congress at a mere …

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and GEORGE JAHN LAUSANNE, Switzerland — A senior Iranian official suggested Tuesday that Iran is nearing a preliminary deal with the U.S and five world powers …

By DONNA CASSATA WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Aaron Schock of Illinois, dogged by irregularities in his campaign finance and congressional spending accounts, suddenly announced on Tuesday that …

CASPER, Wyo. — The number of Wyoming residents enrolled in a federal health insurance marketplace has nearly doubled this year. In the second year of the …

OKLAHOMA CITY — The University of Oklahoma has retained a prominent Oklahoma attorney and former U.S. District judge to assist school officials with an investigation into …

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus’ president said Sunday that he will seek to have the bailed-out country’s embattled Central Bank chief removed from …